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CaptionJa Rule leaves federal prison for home confinement

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Ja Rule took another step Tuesday toward life as a free man when he was released from a federal prison in upstate New York and headed home to begin home confinement for the balance of his sentence. The rapper, real name Jeffrey Atkins, was picked up around 10 a.m. by his wife, who drove him straight home, a source told TMZ. According to the federal Bureau of Prisons, his release date remains July 28. The 37-year-old will serve out his federal time in federally monitored home confinement, his rep told MTV in a statement. Full story: Ja Rule leaves federal prison for home confinement | PHOTOS: Celebrity mug shots

Ja Rule took another step Tuesday toward life as a free man when he was released from a federal prison in upstate New York and headed home to begin home confinement for the balance of his sentence. The rapper, real name Jeffrey Atkins, was picked up around 10 a.m. by his wife, who drove him straight home, a source told TMZ. According to the federal Bureau of Prisons, his release date remains July 28. The 37-year-old will serve out his federal time in federally monitored home confinement, his rep told MTV in a statement. Full story: Ja Rule leaves federal prison for home confinement | PHOTOS: Celebrity mug shots (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)

Rob Kardashian, charged last Friday with misdemeanor battery and petty theft, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the charges stemming from a scuffle with a photographer in March. While prosecutors had asked that bail be set at $21,000, L.A. Now reported, Judge Marsha Revel (one of the many judges Lindsay Lohan appeared before) let Kardashian go on his own recognizance. Now maybe the weight-challenged reality star can get back to working out, which is kind of what got all this started in the first place: Kardashian, who's been working to drop the pounds, wasn't cool with surprise photos being taken of him shirtless in the parking garage of a West Hollywood gym. Full story: Rob Kardashian charged with battery, theft; pleads not guilty | PHOTOS: Meet the Kardashians and their extended family

Rob Kardashian, charged last Friday with misdemeanor battery and petty theft, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the charges stemming from a scuffle with a photographer in March. While prosecutors had asked that bail be set at $21,000, L.A. Now reported, Judge Marsha Revel (one of the many judges Lindsay Lohan appeared before) let Kardashian go on his own recognizance. Now maybe the weight-challenged reality star can get back to working out, which is kind of what got all this started in the first place: Kardashian, who's been working to drop the pounds, wasn't cool with surprise photos being taken of him shirtless in the parking garage of a West Hollywood gym. Full story: Rob Kardashian charged with battery, theft; pleads not guilty | PHOTOS: Meet the Kardashians and their extended family (JB Lacroix / Getty Images)